Day: March 29, 2022

California’s unemployment drops to 5.4 percent for February 2022

California’s unemployment rate went down for the month of February 2022 to 5.4 percent1 as the state’s employers added 138,100 nonfarm payroll jobs2 to the economy, according to data released today by the California Employment Development Department (EDD) from two surveys. January’s total nonfarm employment increase was revised (+6,700 jobs) Read More

California created a fifth of the nation’s jobs in February

Governor Gavin Newsom issued the following statement regarding the jobs report showing that California created 20.4% of the nation’s jobs in February while decreasing the unemployment rate: “These latest numbers show that California is continuing to drive our nation’s job growth,” said Governor Newsom. “We’re doing it by promoting more Read More